Austria, First Republic. A Military Merit Medal, Bronze Grade Archive 1789-1894 issue

1789-1894 issue

4 cm (w) x 1

each with a silvered metal button with a pebbled upper

the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel wreaths

Austria, First Republic. A Military Merit Medal, Bronze Grade Archive 1789-1894 issue(Militrverdienstmedaille, Bronze). A round bronze medal; the obverse depicting the Austrian national eagle; the reverse inscribed FR VERDIENSTE UM DIE REPUBLIK STERREICH (German For Merit for the Republic of Austria); on a loop for suspension from its period original ribbon; measuring 36. 04 mm in diameter; weighing 18. 4 grams; in overall very fine condition. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of